Referees are humans - not robots, writes CRAIG HOPE
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작성자 Stacy Ehmann 댓글 0건 조회 9회 작성일 24-11-22 07:36본문
When Mark Clattenburg quit the Premier League in 2017, it was in part motivated by frustration at the dehumanisation of his profession.
We wanted — indeed, want — our referees to be robots, one step removed from our being, especially in an age of VAR. Free-kick. Corner. Yellow card. Red card. Go home, plug themselves in and return fully charged the next time.
The referees' bosses, the PGMOL, do not help by gagging their officials. Referees are to be seen and abused, but never heard.
You could say that is wise given David Coote's spoken entry to the world this week has been to call Jurgen Klopp a 'German ****', in a video circulated on social media leading to his suspension by the PGMOL.
But referees are human. If we accepted and embraced that, the divide between us and them would not feel so great. Coote was stupid and caused damage for his own colleagues on so many levels. But he was also likely drunk (that is his best defence) and expressing an opinion among mates after what is believed to have been a night in a casino. We have all been there and, thankfully, not always in front of a camera phone.
Suspended Premier League referee David Coote (left) was part of a group of officials who enjoyed a boozy night out with a group of young women in Indonesia in 2019. Pictured: Kevin Friend (second right), Martin Atkinson (second left), Andre Marriner (back centre)
Mike Dean (centre, dark blue top), who retired from refereeing in 2022, is a Tranmere fan who instigates terrace chants and is said to be the life and soul of any social occasion
Michael Oliver's love for Newcastle is regularly posted about by rival fans on social media
The word Clattenburg used when he broke free was 'relief'. Relief that the public could judge him for what he was, rather than the pantomime villain portrayed by the media. To dehumanise the subject of our derision makes us feel better — it's OK, it's only a referee.
When Clattenburg was at the top of his trade in the Premier League, he was out with his wife on Newcastle's Quayside one sunny Bank Holiday afternoon. He was called over by a group of lads on a nearby table which, given he once had a pie thrown at his head at Cheltenham races, toto macau he was never quite sure of the intention.
Half an hour later — and with his wife increasingly bored — he was still chatting to them about football. There was surprise and gratitude on both sides of the conversation.
So, who are referees? Clattenburg is a Newcastle supporter and dad of two who loves a game of golf, a laugh and a beer (and a tattoo). Mike Dean is a Tranmere fan who instigates terrace chants and is said to be the life and soul of any social occasion.
I went to university with another former Premier League official. A great lad. He also got a tattoo one weekend on the say-so of the most sought-after girl on campus. Human, you see. Come Monday, she was no longer interested. We're still laughing about that 20 years later.
Recently, I was on a flight with Coote, of all people, on his way to officiate a Champions League fixture as part of Stuart Attwell's team. It was not long after Attwell was caught up in the Nottingham Forest saga in which the club accused him of being biased against them because he supported Luton, their relegation rivals.
They were normal lads — a little bit nerdy, maybe — but they found great humour in a newspaper comic strip depicting them and their colleagues. Again, though, the cartoonist thought these guys were fair game for taking the p***. At least they could laugh at it.
Michael Oliver is also a Newcastle fan. He gets to as many games as possible and was in the away end at Paris Saint-Germain last season when, like the rest of his fellow Geordies, they berated the officials for giving the hosts a controversial last-minute penalty in a 1-1 draw.
Coote described Jurgen Klopp as a 'German ****' in a foul-mouthed tirade during a leaked video and has since been suspended by refereeing chiefs PGMOL while they investigate
Coote and former Liverpool boss Klopp had several runs in with each other over the years
We wanted — indeed, want — our referees to be robots, one step removed from our being, especially in an age of VAR. Free-kick. Corner. Yellow card. Red card. Go home, plug themselves in and return fully charged the next time.The referees' bosses, the PGMOL, do not help by gagging their officials. Referees are to be seen and abused, but never heard.
You could say that is wise given David Coote's spoken entry to the world this week has been to call Jurgen Klopp a 'German ****', in a video circulated on social media leading to his suspension by the PGMOL.
But referees are human. If we accepted and embraced that, the divide between us and them would not feel so great. Coote was stupid and caused damage for his own colleagues on so many levels. But he was also likely drunk (that is his best defence) and expressing an opinion among mates after what is believed to have been a night in a casino. We have all been there and, thankfully, not always in front of a camera phone.
Suspended Premier League referee David Coote (left) was part of a group of officials who enjoyed a boozy night out with a group of young women in Indonesia in 2019. Pictured: Kevin Friend (second right), Martin Atkinson (second left), Andre Marriner (back centre)
Mike Dean (centre, dark blue top), who retired from refereeing in 2022, is a Tranmere fan who instigates terrace chants and is said to be the life and soul of any social occasion
Michael Oliver's love for Newcastle is regularly posted about by rival fans on social media
The word Clattenburg used when he broke free was 'relief'. Relief that the public could judge him for what he was, rather than the pantomime villain portrayed by the media. To dehumanise the subject of our derision makes us feel better — it's OK, it's only a referee.
When Clattenburg was at the top of his trade in the Premier League, he was out with his wife on Newcastle's Quayside one sunny Bank Holiday afternoon. He was called over by a group of lads on a nearby table which, given he once had a pie thrown at his head at Cheltenham races, toto macau he was never quite sure of the intention.
Half an hour later — and with his wife increasingly bored — he was still chatting to them about football. There was surprise and gratitude on both sides of the conversation.
So, who are referees? Clattenburg is a Newcastle supporter and dad of two who loves a game of golf, a laugh and a beer (and a tattoo). Mike Dean is a Tranmere fan who instigates terrace chants and is said to be the life and soul of any social occasion.
I went to university with another former Premier League official. A great lad. He also got a tattoo one weekend on the say-so of the most sought-after girl on campus. Human, you see. Come Monday, she was no longer interested. We're still laughing about that 20 years later.
Recently, I was on a flight with Coote, of all people, on his way to officiate a Champions League fixture as part of Stuart Attwell's team. It was not long after Attwell was caught up in the Nottingham Forest saga in which the club accused him of being biased against them because he supported Luton, their relegation rivals.
They were normal lads — a little bit nerdy, maybe — but they found great humour in a newspaper comic strip depicting them and their colleagues. Again, though, the cartoonist thought these guys were fair game for taking the p***. At least they could laugh at it.
Michael Oliver is also a Newcastle fan. He gets to as many games as possible and was in the away end at Paris Saint-Germain last season when, like the rest of his fellow Geordies, they berated the officials for giving the hosts a controversial last-minute penalty in a 1-1 draw.
Coote described Jurgen Klopp as a 'German ****' in a foul-mouthed tirade during a leaked video and has since been suspended by refereeing chiefs PGMOL while they investigate
Coote and former Liverpool boss Klopp had several runs in with each other over the years
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